Film Review: ‘Mother and Child’
Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ Rodrigo García’s fourth feature Mother and Child (2009) is a multi-narrative story – reminiscent of the work of executive producer Alejandro González Iñárritu...
★★★★☆ With Luca Guadagnino’s terrific Challengers, the acclaimed director of Call Me By Your Name brings us the sub-genre we never knew we needed: the erotic tennis thriller.
★★☆☆☆ Directors Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett’s “Abigail” mashes up crime caper and monster movie, but fails to deliver fear or humor. Spoilery trailers and unoriginal characters overshadow promising elements, resulting in a dull, lifeless experience lacking creativity and wit.
★★★★☆ In Alex Garland’s Civil War, a group of journalists embark on a road trip to interview the US President amidst a second American Civil War, while exploring media’s dehumanizing relationship with violence.
★★★★☆ Having won the Jury Prize in 2013 for Like Father, Like Son and the Palme d’Or in 2018 with Shoplifters, Cannes favourite and Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with Monster, a masterful work of intricate storytelling, complemented by a lovely score by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ Rodrigo García’s fourth feature Mother and Child (2009) is a multi-narrative story – reminiscent of the work of executive producer Alejandro González Iñárritu...
Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ A great deal can be learned from looking at those involved in bringing hockey comedy Goon (2011) – starring American Pie’s Seann...
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Despite her recent descent into reclusiveness, Margaret Thatcher remains one of the most divisive political figures of the 20th century, and so...
Advertisements ★★★★★ Woody Allen’s 1983 mockumentary Zelig – starring the great man himself in the mysterious title role and Mia Farrow as the geek-chic...
Advertisements ★★★★★ Woody Allen, director of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) which stars Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, once said, “I am thankful...